Display holder



May 29, 1951 c. CHADWELL DISPLAY HOLDER Filed July 27, 1948 INVENTORQPatented May 29, 1951 ere stares rarest QFFICE DISPLAY HOLDER Cecil E.Chadwell, Bakersfield, Calif.

Application July 27, 1948, Serial No. 40,817

2 Claims. 1

The general purpose of my invention is to prolike of such constructionthat it can be easily adjusted as to thickness, width and height of theboards and at the same time permit ready access both of the player tothe frontside of the board and of the sales clerk to the rear side forthe purpose of securin the number designators pushed out of the backside of the board.

Another important purpose of my invention is to provide a device whichmay be readily adapted to hold display cards, signs and posters such asare ordinarily used by real estate, department store or other similaradvertisers.

An important feature of my invention is the provision of a reinforcingbar which may be used as an attachment to prevent bending and warping ofdisplay cards which are not entirely self-supporting.

A further advantage of my device is the provision of an adjustable hookwhich may be used as an attachment to securely position the top sectionof a display card and preventwarpage and dislocation of the display.

Another important object of my invention is to provide a display holderwhich is simple in con struction requiring only a few parts and suitablefor quick adjustment through simple finger-operated mechanism.

Additional objects and advantages will be apparent from the followingdescription considered in conjunction with the accompanying sheets ofdrawings or from both as supplements of each other, wherein are setforth certain novel features of construction, combination andarrangement of parts and functions.

In the accompanying sheet of drawings forming a part of thesespecifications, and in which like numerals are employed to designatelike parts:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my display holder having a game boardsecured therein.

Figure 2 is a side elevation of the same.

Figure 3 is a cross section on line 3-3 showing, however, a lightcardboard display secured in the holder.

Figure 4 is a cross section of the reinforcing and supporting brace.

Referring now in detail to Figures 1, 2, 3, and 4 wherein for purposesof illustration are shown preferred embodiments of my invention, thenumerals 5 and 6 indicate supporting feet or bases which are connectedtogether and held in the desired frictionally locked spaced relationshipby an outer spacer tube 1 telescoping and slidin over an inner spacerbar 8. Bases 5 and 6 are of identical construction except bore 9 forspacer tube I is larger than bore It for spacer bar 8. Set screw IIsecurely locks tube I and bar 8 in position. Numeral I2 designates acoin'board and numeral I3 a sign or poster display card.

Bases 5 and E are each provided with a suitably proportioned transverseslot I l within which coin board I2 is securely held by spacer clamp I5slideably positioned in a groove I6 formed in the top surfaces of blocks5 and 6. An upturned lug I'I formed at one end of spacer clamp i5 isused as a finger hold to slide the clamp in groove I6 and force shoulderIt, provided at the other end of clamp I 5, into contact with andtightly pressed against the coin board I2. Spacer clamp I5 is alsoprovided with a longitudinal slot I9 through which clamping screw 20 isinserted in bases 5 and 6 in such a way that grommet 2| may be tightenedthus securing spacer clamp I5 and shoulder I8 in a frictionally lockedposition supporting game board I2.

The attachments for supporting a sign or poster display card consist ofa reinforcing strip 22 which is provided at its lower end with a hook 23adapted to slide over clamping shoulder I8 of spacer clamp I5. At theother end of reinforcing strip 22 is an off-set section 24 in which islocated slot 25. Numeral 26 designates a height spacer bar adapted toslide against off-set section 24 and provided with a bolt 21. Bolt 21protrudes through and slides in slot 25 and is provided with a wing nut28 and both bolt 21 and wing nut 28 when tightened secure height spacerbar 26 in the desired position. At the top end of height spacer bar 26 aformed shoulder 29 is provided with a threaded bore 30. Slideablypositioned on shoulder 29 is display card hook 3| provided with slot 32through which Wing bolt 33 releaseably screws into threaded bore 30. Alug 34 formed at one end of hook 3I securely positions the display cardby locking wing bolt 33 against hook 3 I.

In the utilization of my display holder a coin game punch board may beeasily set up by releasing the clamping screws 26 in each base, thenafter adjusting the frictionally locked spacer tube 1 and bar 8 theboard is set in the holding slots I4, clamps I5 are moved into contactwith the back of the board and securely locked in position by tighteningthe clamping screws 20. With strong self-supporting boards no otheradjustments are necessary; however, for thinner display boardsconstructed of weaker material the upright supporting attachment can bereadily added and, if thought necessary, even the top of the card may besecured in position by the use of hook 3I. My device can thus beadjusted to my invention, I do not limit myself to the preciseconstructions as disclosed, but reserve the right to resort to andsubstitute various modifications and changes in shape, size andarrangement of parts without departing from the spirit of my inventionor the scope of my claims as described and indicated above and in thedrawings and the following claims.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. A display card holder consisting in combination of: multiplesupporting bases; a telescoping lateral spacer connecting said multiplesupporting bases; transverse slots in said supporting bases; depressedgrooves provided in the top surface of said supporting bases;frictionally lockable clamps sliding in said depressed grooves;substantially upright reinforcing bars attached to said frictionallylockable clamps; frictionally lockable spacers slideably attached tosaid substantially upright reinforcing bars; friction- 4 ally lockablehooks slideably attached to said fractionally lockable spacers; allcooperating and co-acting to securely hold and reinforce a dis-v playcard in a substantially upright position.

2. In a display holder comprising in combina tion: a pair of supportingbases; a laterally positioned bar attached to one of said supportingbases; a laterally positioned tube attached to one of said supportingbases; said laterally positioned tube telescoping over said laterallypositioned bar so as to provide a frictionally lockable means ofsecuring said pair of supporting bases in a lateral spaced relationship;a transverse slot provided in each of said supporting bases; a grooveprovided in the top surface of each of said supporting bases; africtionally lockable clamp slideably positioned in each of saidgrooves; said bases, transverse slots and clamps adapted to position andsupport said display card.

CECIL E. CHADWELL.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,242,151 De Groote Oct. 9, 19171,660,210 Schaefer Feb. 21, 1928 2,436,273 Solomon Feb. I7, 1948

